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Japanese cake brand, Anime Sugar, has a tradition of releasing Christmas-themed anime cakes every holiday season, and they have announced something huge for one of this year’s biggest and most popular TV anime, Re:Zero. For their Re:Zero campaign, they are not only offering some cake, but also a special Re:Zero non-alcoholic champaigne, and a dakimakura featuring...

J.K. Shin, head of mobile at Samsung, told journalists that the company had “no such intention,” after he was asked if Samsung would follow suit with HTC's recent settlement.

It is not surprising that Samsung would refuse to give in, as HTC's settlement is believed to have cost it between $5 and $20 per handset in a deal that will last 10 years, according to The Telegraph. The price per unit would likely be considerably higher for a Samsung settlement.

There is also too much at stake in the mobile market, with Samsung leading the charge as the top smartphone maker in the world, despite fierce competition from Apple and other companies. Any kind of deal could weaken Samsung's position and profits, and also appear like an admittance of guilt on the issue of patent infringement.

On one hand Samsung is suffering from the endless lawsuits, with a US court ruling that it had copied features of the iPhone and iPad and ordering it to pay $1.05 billion to Apple. Samsung is appealing that ruling.

On the other hand, Samsung won a case in the UK, where Apple was forced to publish an apology on its website. The judge was also unhappy with Apple's half-hearted letter and ordered it to change it to something more fitting of his original request.

Samsung might be hoping to ratchet up a few more victories in other countries before considering talks with Apple, as this would strengthen its position and potentially pave the way for a mutual agreement to license each other's patents with no financial transaction whatsoever. Whether or not either side could swallow their pride and accept such terms remains to be seen.